Description: Robert F. Kennedy and the 1968 Indiana Primary, Paperback by Boomhower, Ray E., ISBN 0253023785, ISBN-13 9780253023780, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US On April 4, 1968, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., arrived in Indiana to campaign for the Indiana Democratic presidential primary. As Kennedy boarded his flight from an appearance in Muncie to Indianapolis, he learned that civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., had been shot outside his hotel in Memphis, Tennessee. While on the plane, Kennedy heard the news that King had died. Despite warnings from Indianapolis police that they could not guarantee Kennedy's safety, and brushing off concerns from his own staff, Kennedy decided to proceed with plans to address an outdoor rally to be held in the heart of the city's African American community. On that cold and windy evening, Kennedy broke the news of King's death in an impassioned, extemporaneous speech on the need for compassion in the face of violence. It has proven to be one of the great speeches in American political history. This compelling book reveals what brought the politician to Indiana that day and explores the characters and events of the 1968 Indiana Democratic presidential primary in which the underdog Kennedy had a decisive victory.
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Book Title: Robert F. Kennedy and the 1968 Indiana Primary
Number of Pages: 208 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Topic: Speeches, Political Process / Campaigns & Elections, United States / 20th Century, General, Political Process / Political Advocacy, Political, American Government / State
Item Height: 0.5 in
Publication Year: 2017
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Political Science, Biography & Autobiography, Literary Collections, History
Item Weight: 11.4 Oz
Item Length: 9.2 in
Author: Ray E. Boomhower
Item Width: 6.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
